HARPER WAYNE

4139 FARMDALE AVE STUDIO CITY, C.A. 91604 HARPERROSALIE@GMAIL.COM; (818) 720-0973

JOURNALISM EXPERIENCE

JUNIOR COPYWRITER Party Earth, Los Angeles June 2013-August 2013 Party Earth is a global media and entertainment company that features write-ups about different events, festivals, concerts, venues and things to do in 19 cities around the world. The junior copywriters responsibilities included researching and writing articles for the Hufngton Post and other external sites, writing event descriptions and user reviews for the Party Earth website, and assisting in the marketing and promotion of the Party Earth brand. EDITORIAL INTERN, FOOD SECTION Los Angeles magazine, Los Angeles June 2013-August 2013 Responsibilities included maintaining the magazines online searchable restaurant database, producing content for the website, researching and writing descriptions of local food events for the weekly calendar and writing articles for the Digest Blog. STUDENT WRITER University of Maryland, College Park August 2010-present Student writers in the Academic Programs ofce of the University of Marylands College of Agriculture and Natural Resources conduct interviews with the colleges students and faculty and write articles for the colleges website and its student and parent newsletters. Other responsibilities include light clerical work such as ling papers, hanging yers and recording receipts. TEACHING ASSISTANT, INTRODUCTION TO ART THEORY University of Maryland, College Park August-December 2012 Responsibilities included leading discussions about various aspects of art theory, taking attendance, grading exams and papers, writing student comments and answering students questions. SOCIAL MEDIA INTERN Planet Blue, Santa Monica June-August 2012 Assisted with photoshoots, steamed clothing, updated the companys Facebook and Twitter pages and used Google Analytics to make and analyze tracking links. UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND, CUMULATIVE GPA 3.53 College Park, MD Expected graduation date: May 2014 Undergraduate student in the Philip Merrill College of Journalism Seeking a degree in magazine journalism and French SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD Rennes, France 2008-2009 Invited member to the French National Honor Society, proofs editor for the HarvardWestlake yearbook, received academic honors for the past two semesters, received $750 from the Bright Futures Scholarship, $1,786 from the John Story Cleghorn and Nona Reese Cleghorn Scholarship, and $300 from the Penny Bender Fuchs Fund.

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